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Burnham received £325,000 in pre-No. 10 donations

8/19/2026

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  • Andy Burnham, UK Prime Minister, received more than £325,000 in donations during the three months before entering No 10.
  • Lord Sainsbury gave £164,347 for office space and contractors, with Lord Blunkett adding £2,000 for Makerfield and £35,000 later.
  • Gary Lubner donated £25,000 and Charlie Parsons’s firm £50,000 to Burnham’s leadership bid.
  • ThinkLabour supplied over £22,000 in staff and IT, while Ernst & Young provided a £16,500 secondment.